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March 06, 2013

THE WEEKLY QUIZ - 9

3rd March - 9th March

NATION & POLITICS

(1) A group of doctors led by Dr Deborah Persaud claimed to have cured an infant of a deadly disease. Which disease are we referring to?

Blood Cancer

HIV

Liver Cirrhosis

SARS

A group of researchers from John Hopkins Children's Center (JHCC) and the Massachusetts University claimed to have cured a baby of HIV. The group started the antiretroviral treatment (ART) 30 hours after the child was born and continued for 18 months. Ten months later, the blood samples showed no signs of HIV.

(2) According to the UK magazine Times Higher Education, which is India's top education institute?

IIT - Bombay

IIM - Bangalore

IISc - Bangalore

IIT - Kanpur

The UK based Times Higher Education in its World Regulation Rankings has come up with a list of 10 top education institutes in the country. The IISc - Bangalore tops the list, followed by the IIT - Bombay, the AIMS, the IIT - Kanpur and the IIT - Delhi.

(3) Irom Sharmila hails from which Indian state?

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Tripura

Irom Sharmila Channu, the activist from Manipur who is fighting against the AFSPA was charged by a New Delhi court for attempt to commit suicide in a fast unto death in 2006. She has denied the charges.

(4) The Changtang plateau in the Ladak region is home to which of the following species of goat?

Totapari

Sirohi

Pashmina

Karoli

Severe snowfall, the worst in the last 50 years is said to have killed about 18,000 Pashmina goats found on the Changtang plateau in the south eastern Ladakh.

(5) Name the MLA from Uttar Pradesh who resigned as the Food and Supplies Minister from the state cabinet who resigned after being accused in the murder of the police officer Zia ul Haq.

Ram Gopal Yadav

Azam Khan

Raghuraj Pratap Singh

Amar Singh

Up Food and Supplies Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, known commonly as Raja Bhaiiya had to resign after the widow of the slain police officer Zia-ul Haq accused the independent MLA of killing her husband. The DSP was killed in Balipuri when he had one to investigate the death of a gram pradhan.

(6) Which is the helpline number for complaints related to rations via the fair price shops?

1957

1967

1977

1987

The all India helpline for complaints relating to fair price shops is 1967.

(7) Which constituency does Varun Gandhi represent in the Lok Sabha?

Amethi

Rae Bareli

Pilibhit

Aonla

A local court has acquitted BJP leader and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi in the second case relating to the alleged speech he made during the 2009 General elections trying to whip communal sentiments. the then Mayawati government had jailed him for 20 days under the NSA.

(8) Which of the following Indian institutes is reportedly building the world's largest magnet?

ISRO

BARC

DRDO

ONGC

The world's largest magnet is being designed at the BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) in Mumbai. Weighing in at 50,000 tonnes, it will be used in the Rs 1,5000 crore Neutrino Observatory which will be constructed 4,500 feet below a mountain near Madurai.

(9) Atleast two naval personnel were killed when their helicopter crashed near Vishakapattnam on Tuesday. Which chopper were they travelling in?

Dhruv

Chetak

Light Combat Helicopter

Cheetah

A Chetak helicopter carrying four navy personnel crashed near Vishakapattnam killing atleast 2 people while search operations were on to find the other people. Similar such incidents in the last few years has forced the armed forces to replace the aging fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters.

(10) Give the full form of ICDS.

Integrated Cereal Distribution Scheme

Integrated Cultural Diversity Scheme

Integrated Child Development Scheme

Integrated Commercial Disinvestment Scheme

A report tabled in the Parliament has found that over 40 percent of infants in 10 Indian states are severely malnourished raising questions over the implementation of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS).

(11) Who is the CM of Meghalaya?

Niephiu Rio

Mukul Sangma

Manik Sarkar

Pavan Kumar Chamling

Congress leader Mukul Sangma who led the party in the recently concluded polls was sworn in as the CM on Tuesday. The Congress which was 2 short of a majority has got 'unconditional' support from the NCP and some independents.

(12) Which party does Jammu Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah belong to?

People's Democratic Party

Panther's Party

National Conference

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Jammu Kashmir CM and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah broke down in the state council after he was cornered by the Opposition PDP for the alleged killing of a 24 year old man by the Army in Baramullah.

(13) Which Trinamool MP has resigned as an advisor to the West Bengal industry ministry over differences with Mamata Bannerjee?

Dinesh Trivedi

Saugata Roy

Derek O'Brien

Mukul Roy

TMC MP Saugata Roy who was an adviser to the Bengal government on industry, commerce and IT. He had a spat with the CM over her refusal to intervene in land procurement for the setting up of industries.

(14) Which Indian minister will hold a dinner for the Pakistani PM when he visits India?

Salman Khurshid

A K Anthony

Sushil Kumar Shinde

P C Chidambaram

Salman Khurshid will receive the Pakistani PM Raja Pervez Ashraf who will visit India for a pilgrimage to the Ajmer Sharif. Earlier the government had refused to engage with the PM.

INTERNATIONAL

(1) How many Indians are in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize?

12

14

16

18

There are 12 Indians in the 249 entries in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. India has the second highest number of nominees behind the United States.

(2) Which African country voted to elect its President on Monday?

Rwanda

Somalia

Uganda

Kenya

Kenya held its elections to elect a new President earlier this week on Monday. Around 15 people were killed in poll related violence.

(3) Keith O'Brien was the highest Roman Catholic priest of which country?

United States

Germany

Britain

France

Keith O'Brien, the former highest Roman Catholic priest of Britain has accepted that he had had sexual contact with several of is colleagues, weeks after three priests reported him to the Vatican.

(4) Two former officials of an Afghan bank were indited by a court on charges of corruption. Which bank are we referring to?

Kabul Bank

Pasthany Bank

Azizi Bank

Afghanistan International Bank

Two former officials of the Kabul Bank were sentenced to five years in prison and fined $900 million for running a complex network of corruption. They are said to have bought houses in Britain, US, Switzerland and Dubai from the ill-gotten wealth.

(5) Who was the PM of Japan during most of the second World War?

Fumimaro Kanoe

Mitumasa Yonai

Kuniaki Koiso

Hideki Tojo

John Willipers Jr, the last surviving American agent who played a role in the capture of Japanese PM Hideki Tojo died this week at 93. Tojo who served from October 1941 to July 1944 was later sentenced to death by an International Court for waging war against the allies.

(6) Who is the PM of Maldives?

Mohammed Waheed Hussain Manik

Mohammed Nasheed

Ibrahim Naseer

Muamoon Abdul Gayoom

Mohammed Waheed Hussain Manik took over as the President of Maldives after former President Nasheed resigned following protests over the arrest of the Chief Justice. Nasheed who had taken refugee in Indian High Commission for 11 days was taken into custody breaking the 'fragile deal' reportedly brokered by India.

(7) A former European Head of State was sentenced to a year in jailed over a case relating to a wire leak?

Nicolas Sarkozy

Gordon Brown

Helmut Kohl

Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to one year jail by a Milan court for the illegal publication of a wiretap leak related to a failed bank takeover by a newspaper belonging to his media house.

(8) Against which country did the UN Security Council impose new tougher sanctions this week?

North Korea

Syria

Mali

Iran

The UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose new tougher sanctions against North Korea fpr threatening to nuke the USA.

(9) Forces loyal to Jamalul Kiram III is the self proclaimed Sultan of Sulu province of Philippines clashed with the policemen of which country on the island of Borneo?

Indonesia

Brunei

East Timor

Malaysia

Over 40 Filipino rebels claiming allegiance to the self proclaimed Sultan and 8 policemen of Malaysia were killed in clashes in Borneo. Malaysia has rejected calls for cease fire made by Karim.

BUSINESS

(1) Name the nation that has agreed to look into the concerns raised by India regarding double taxation.

Maldives

Seychelles

Mauritius

Sao Tome and Principe

Mauritius has agreed to look into the concerns raised by India regarding the misuse of the India Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Treaty.

(2) Which of the following families owns a stake in the Takshashila Hospitals?

Adani

Ruia

Birla

Kirloskar

The Takshashila Hospitals, a joint venture between the Kirloskars and two Japanese companies has set up a philanthropic trust to fund health care of lower middle-income patients.

(3) P C Menon is the founder of which construction firm?

Shobha

Prestige

Purvankara

Mahaveer

P C Menon, the founder of Shobha Developers has committed half of his $600 million wealth to charity.

SPORTS

(1) Who amongst the following was named as the ambassador of Chinese Super League football tournament?

Zinadine Zidane

Paul Scholes

David Beckham

Wayne Rooney

Former English captain David Beckham was named one of the ambassadors of the Chinese Super League. He will travel to the country three times between March to November to popularize football in China.

(2) Who scored two goals in India's victory over Guam in the second match of the AFC Challenge Cup?

Sunil Chhetri

Clifford Miranda

Jewel Raja Shaikh

None of the above

India beat Guam 4-0 in Yangoon in the second match of the AFC Challenge Cup with two goals from Sunil Chhetri and one each from Clifford Miranda and Jewel Raja Shaikh.

(3) Which Australian bowler was named as the mentor of the IPL team KKR?

Andy Bichel

Glen McGrath

Shane Warne

Brett Lee

Brett Lee was named as the new mentor of the KKR bowling attack. The former Aussie speedster will replace Wasim Akram who held the job for three years.

(4) What was India's rank in the recently concluded women's wrestling world cup?

1

3

5

7

Indian women finished 5th in the women's wrestling world cup held in Mongolia after beating Belarus in the 5-6 spot playoff. Geeta Phogat was the star performance winning all her bouts.

(5) Who is India's most successful Test captain?

Sourav Ganguly

Kapil Dev

Tiger Ali Pataudi

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has 22 Tests win under his belt, making him India's most successful test captain beating the record held by Sourav Ganguly. India lead the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-0.

(6) Who scored the lone goal in the Man City versus Aston Villa tie this week?

Sergio Aguero

Carlos Tevez

David Silva

Gareth Barry

Carlos Tevez scored the only goal as City beat Aston Villa 1-0 to cut Man United's lead at the top of the table to 12 points.

(7) What is Parupalli Kashyap's latest Badminton World Federation rankings released this Thursday?

11

10

9

8

Parupalli Kashyap was ranked at the 9th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released this Thursday, a jump of two places. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal slipped to the third sport.

(8) The name of Pavel Smirnov has been recommended to the SAI for coaching the Indian side in which sporting discipline?

Archery

Pistol

Javelin Throw

Swimming

Pavel Smirov, who coached London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar is all set to become the Pistol coach of the Indian team after his name was recommended to the SAI by the National Rifle Association.

(9) To which Union Territory does ace cyclist Deborah belong?

Lakshadweep

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Deborah, who won a bronze medal in the Women's junior 500m in the 33rd Hero Asian Cycling Championship, hails from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This is India's second ever medal in this event.

(10) Which Indian batsman was dropped from the team for the last two matches against Australia?

Murali Vijay

Virendra Sehwag

Cheteshwar Pujara

Virat Kohli

Virendra Sehwag who was out of form in the last year has been dropped for the last two matches against Australia.

(11) Former Pakistani speedster Waqar Younis has joined which IPL side as their coach?

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Waqar Younis has joined the Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for a 6 month stint.